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Unformatted text preview: uttpsz/IotacnooaruetrayereawDocswebaav/pid— l 2538'/030~dt-c0ntem_,,_ Click LEE for instructions on how to submit a clickable rubric assignment. Landlord-Tenant Law
Worth 220 points HINT: See Chapters 29 and 30 of the text to help understand some of the legal issues covered in this assignment. Larry Landlord has recently renovated an apartment and has put iton the market to be rented for $800.00 a month. Larry Landlord has been in
business for approximately ﬁve (5) years and has had both positive and negative eXperiences with tenants. Larry Landlord is hoping to ﬁnd a good,
long-term tenant for his apartment. Roger Renter saw Lanya€ms sign for the apartment for rent and thought the location and the apartment would
be perfect. Roger met Larry to look at the apartment and Roger fell in love with it. All of the interior ﬁxtures had been replaced and the unit had a
nice large closet. Roger noticed that although newly painted, the exterior of the apartment did Show a little bit of wear. Because of the condition of
the exterior of the building, Roger asked Larry about any roof leaks. Larry stated that he had never had a leak and was not aware of any leaks Roger and Larry entered into a valid contract for the rental of the apartment. (Note: The issue of whether or not a contract exists is NOT part of
this question. For purposes of this question assume the contract is valid and there are no issues with the contract) A Roger Renter was very happy in his new location; the apartment was quiet and the neighbors were friendly. Larry Landlord was also very happy
because Roger Renter was a model tenant. Roger Renter paid on time and was quiet and respectful to other tenants. The part of the country where Roger rented was rainy in the summertimeﬁoger rented and moved into the apartment in October. in June, a
tremendous rainstorm occurred and Rogeraems roof began to leak. The leakwas minor at first and Roger merely put a trash can unde- the leak
and had no other issues that month. When handing over his monthly rent check, Roger told Larry about the small leak. Larry thanked Roger for letting him know about the leak and told Roger he would have it ﬁxed/At The next month the rains came again and the leak grew larger in Rogera€TMs apartment. Roger was not home at the time of the rain and therefore
the leak damaged some ofRogeraGTMs furniture. Roger called Larry to let him know that there was a leak and asked when it might be fixed. Roger
also stated that he thought Larry had fixed the roof. Larry curtly stated, a€oeWhen it rains, sometimes it pours. When it pours, sometimes it '
leaksa€ Roger did not like Lanyaems tone or response and called back to ask when the roof might be fixed. Larry stated, a€oeWhen I get to has
The following day, Roger sent Larry a note about the roof leak and asked Larry to please address the issue. ‘ _ The week before the rent was due, another rainstorm occurred and the leak was even larger. This time the leak damaged Rogera€ms clothing,
ﬁrmiture, and some precious items he had inherited from family members. Roger called Larry and asked Larry to ﬁx roof immediately. Lam-y
responded in a similar and condescending manner. Roger hung up the phone and threw his baseball bat against the wall, damaging the drywall and knocking out an electrical socket. A Since it was the rainy season, Roger knew it would rain again and therefore simply moved his items away from the leak and did nothing to help
mitigate the damage from the leaking roof. , Larry came into the apartment to investigate the leak and found damage from not only the leak but also from the thrown baseball bat. Roger states
that the baseball bat damage was a direct result of Larryaems inability to fix the leak based on his anger from Lanya€ms curt responseit Suppose you are a mediator. in five to seven (5-7) pages discuss the rights and responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant in which you: 1. Explore the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord/5. ,.
2. Decide whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damagesA 3. Determine whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Explain why or why not. A _
4. Describe whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for thedama‘ge he caused and determine whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damageA
5. Support each response with facts presented in the scenario.
6. Use proper legal terminology throughout your responses/h
7. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignmentﬁl Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as quality academic resources. 8. Format your assignment according to the following formatting reduirements:
c Tum”; swim :jpﬁb, uJ'uUi... spa-ecu, {a 0 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the studenta€TMs name, the professora€ms name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. _
0 Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following
rubric. «e—o4 ,,,z,_ ~ ""' “ "‘ nu " "..:~.. "" ..,z ‘ A4- L“; “‘5 3 . .. _..n 12.1...
- - 'Sing times new Kﬁmwx rent (out: ii), mm one-mob margins on an sides. Click liege for the grading rubric. l ofl 2/10/2016 4:44 PM iofl nnpsz/Ibiacxooam.srrayercowoocsweooavnnsmuuon/an iUU/ l t Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 220 Assignment 2: LandlorduTenant Law Criteria 1. Explore the
legal rights and
responsibilities of
the tenant and the
landlord. Weioht: 15% 2. Decide whether
or not the landlord
and I or the tenant
had a legal duty to
mitigate damages. Weight: 15% 3. Determine
whether or not
Larry has legal
grounds to evict
Roger. Explain
why or why not. Weight: 15% 4. Describe
whether or not
Roger has a legal
obligation to pay
for the damage he
caused and
determine whether
or not Larry would
be liable for any
direct damage. Weight: 15% 5. Support each
response with the scenario.
Wei 9 ht: 1 5%
terminology throughout your
responses. Wei 2 hi: 5%
7. 3 references Weight: 5% 8. Clarity. writing
mechanics. and
formatting facts presented in y 6. Use proper legal Unacceptable Below 60% F
Did not submit or
incompletely
explored the legal
rights and
responsibilities of
the tenant and
the landlord. Did not submit or
incompletely
decided whether
or not the
landlord and I or
the tenant had a
legal duty to
mitigate dama- es. Did not submit or
incompletely
determined
whether or not
Larry has legal
grounds to evict
Roger. Did not
submit or
incompletely
explained why or
wh not. 7 Did not submit or
incompletely
described
whether or not
Roger has a legal
obligation to pay
for the damage
he caused and
did not submit or
incompletely
determined
whether or not
Larry would be
liable for any
direct damae.
Did not submit or
incompletely
supported eaCh
response with
facts presented in
the scenario. Did not submit or
incompletely
used proper legal
terminology
throughout your
responses. No reference
provided; or. does
not meet the
required number
of references; all
references poor
uali choices.
More than 8
errors present Meets
Minimum
Expectations 60-69% D
insufﬁciently
explored the
legal rights and
responsibilities
of the tenant
and the
landlord.
insufﬁciently
decided whether
or not the
landlord and for
the tenant had a
legal duty to
mitigate
damages. insufﬁciently
determined
whether or not
Larry has legal
grounds to evict
Roger.
insufﬁciently
explained why
or why not. insufficiently
described
whether or not
Roger has a
legal obligation
to pay for the
damage he
caused and
insufﬁciently
determined
whether or not
Larry would be
liable for any
direct damage. insufﬁciently
supported each
response with facts presented
in the scenario. insufficiently
used proper
legal terminology
throughout your
responses. Does not meet
the required
number of
references;
most references
poor quality
choices.
7<8 errors
present ' Partially Fair
70.79% C explored the
legal rights and
responsibilities
of the tenant
and the
landlord. Partially
decided
whether or not
the landlord and
[or the tenant
had a legal duty
to mitigate
damages. Partially
determined
whether or not
Larry has legal
grounds to evict
Roger. Partially
explained why
or why not. Partially
described
whether or not
Roger has a
legal obligation
to pay for the
damage he
caused and
partially
determined
whether or not
Larry would be
liable for any
direct damage. Partially
supported each
response with
facts presented
in the scenario. Partially used
proper legal
terminology
throughout your
responses. Meets the
required
number of
references;
most references
poor quality
choices. 5-6 errors
present Proficient 80-89% B
Satisfactorily
explored the
legal rights and
responsibilities
of the tenant
and the '
landlord.
Satisfacton‘ly
decided
whether or not
the landlord
and / or the
tenant had a
legal duty to
mitigate
dama es.
Satisfactorily
determined
whether or not
Larry has legal
grounds to evict
Roger.
Satisfacton'ly
explained why
or why not. Satisfactorily
described
whether or not
Roger has a
legal obligation
to pay for the
damage he
caused and
satisfactorily
determined
whether or not
Lany would be
liable for any
direct damage. Satisfactorily
supported each
response with
facts presented
in the scenario. Satistactoriiy
used proper
legal
terminology
throughout your
responses. Meets number
of required
references;
most
references high
quality choices. 3-4 errors
present fwd... Exemplary
90-100% A _ Thoroughly explored the
legal rights and
responsibilities
of the tenant
and the
landlord.
Thoroughly
decided
whether or not
the landlord
and / or the
tenant had a
legal duty to
mitigate
damaes.
Thoroughly
determined
whether or not
Larry has legal
grounds to evict
Roger.
Thoroughly
explained why
or why not. Thoroughly
described
whether or not
Roger has a
legal obligation
to pay for the
damage he
caused and
thoroughly
determined
whether or not
Larry would be
liable for any
direct damage. Thoroughly
supported each
response with
facts presented
in the scenario. Thoroughly
used proper
legal
tenninoiogy
throughout your
responses.
Meets number
of required
references; all
references high
quality choices. 0-2 errors
present requirements
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